Saturday, December 1, 2018 from 8:30 AM to 3 PM, St. Matthew's School, 33 Welch Drive, Bristol (Forestville) CT. Over 40 vendors! Have your children write a letter to Santa and leave it in his mailbox. He'll even write back! Concessions, bake sale, and gift cards will be available, as well as a teacup raffle with more than 40 items to take a chance. All proceeds benefit St. Matthew's School. Call 860-583-5214 for more information or if you have any questions.You can contact us at: 860-583-5214

• saturday, december 01, 2018

American Legion “Breakfast” and “Breakfast with Santa” (19,201 Views)

American Legion “Breakfast” and “Breakfast with Santa”

December 1 @ 8:00 am - 10:30 am

The American Legion “Forestville Village” Post 209 is hosting a Breakfast on November 3rd of Scrambled Eggs, Home Fries, Bacon, Sausage & Toast.

Also, on December 1st, there will be a “Pancake Breakfast with Santa”. There will be toys for the children.

Both events will take place at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 355 Camp Street, Bristol

Many of us want to live a healthier life but are unsure of how to achieve it. We see constant changes in healthcare from day to day; what’s healthy and what’s not. Dr. Valcourt will share important information with you on how you can decipher what information is useful and which is not, so you can be inner directed. We will cover in-depth chiropractic concepts. You will discover when the right time is to use chiropractic, medicine, surgery, and alternate medicine. This is an advanced chiropractic workshop that should be attended if you are interested in living a healthier, drug free life with personal motivation and a positive attitude. It will change the way you and your family make healthcare choices through life’s journey towards unlimited and abundant health, energy, and vitality.

Tickets will be available at the following locations as of November 1, 2018: Shannon’s Jewelers, St. Joseph Rectory & School Office, St. Matthew Rectory & School Office, or you may reserve your ticket by calling Joan at 860-589-5692 or Debbie at 860-585-6039.

We’ll discuss the difference between hibernation and migration and why these terms are important. What do they have to do with the birds we see and don’t see each winter? What can we do to help birds that stick around during the winter? We’ve got all the answers plus some great facts! Groups of 10+, please reserve space prior to event. Kid friendly!

For more information or to pre-register, please call (860) 583-1234 or email: eoconnell@elcct.org

ELCCT is a 501(c)3 Not-for-profit Environmental Education and Learning Center

How often do we go about our lives, unconcerned about our next meal or if we’ll have warm clothing and shelter for the impending cold months? The holiday season is especially difficult for many people, those without jobs, food, homes, or loved ones to help. This way of life is very trying, not only physically, but mentally, emotionally & spiritually.

Let’s lend a helping hand to our fellow humans in need. We are asking our community of yogis & yoginis to band together and donate new or gently used winter clothing from the requested list below. All items will be donated to Brian’s Angels Homeless Outreach in Bristol.

In exchange for this compassionate & loving act of support for our community, we would like to invite you to join us in a very special, 90-minute Yoga Class. This all levels class will begin with a Vinyasa-style yoga flow, followed by restorative yoga, infused with essential oils & inspired readings, and topped off with a guided mediation. In addition to this class offering, each donor participant will be entered into a raffle which will be announced at the end of class.

Pre-registration is required and space is limited. All levels welcome. Simply bring your clothing donation to class that day, along with your yoga mat.

Clothing that is needed by Brian’s Angels at this time is clothing for ADULTS of ALL GENDERS & ALL SIZES, particularly:
– Heavy Gloves (NOT fleece)
– Heavy Socks
– Thermal Underwear
– Underwear
– Used Shoes & Boots (particularly for Winter months)
– Anything else you can give will be accepted with gratitude

Come and enjoy a Victorian Christmas craft-themed afternoon with a hot beverage, some treats and holiday music. All the supplies you need to make your own Victorian-style Book Tree will be provided. Jen, our in-house crafter, will show us how to make this beautiful holiday project. Beginners welcome!

No charge. Limited to 40 participants. RSVP required. RSVP at the library, online, or by calling: (860) 584-7787 x 3

Wednesday, December 5, 2018 Meet author PAULINE PIPA! Ms. Pipa will read from her new book THE SHINY LITTLE PEBBLE! Hear a colorful story of a gust of wind that blows a shiny pebble into a pond creating a ripple. The ripple spreads, touching the back of a sleeping frog. The story demonstrates how even the smallest event affects everything around it and how all of nature is connected. 10:00 a.m. FREE!

Tai Chi @ the Library this Fall! BPL has partnered with the Bristol Tai Chi Club and Dragons Wing Tai Chi & Qigong to present free Tai Chi classes at the library every Friday from September 7 to December 14, 2018. Classes will be held on the lower level of the library 9:00 AM—10:00 AM. All levels. Beginners welcome. No class 11/23/18.
RSVP for the session or drop-in for an individual class. RSVP at the library, at bristollib.com or by phone at: (860) 584-7787 x 3

The E. P. Hubbell School PTA is hosting their first Vendor & Craft Bazaar! Come to do your holiday shopping and support the PTA at the same time! There will be a great assortment of handmade crafts, and vendors of all kinds. Something for everyone!

For more information visit us at: https://www.facebook.com/events/285993332225554/ You can contact us at: Excellenteventsofct@gmail.com 860-940-1156

• friday, december 07, 2018

Playful Learners Playgroup at Imagine Nation (19,571 Views)

Playful Learners Playgroup at Imagine Nation

December 7 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am

Families with children ages three and under are invited to the weekly Playful Learners Playgroup every Friday from 9:30 am to 11:00 am at Imagine Nation, A Museum Early Learning Center located at One Pleasant Street.

Playful Learners Playgroup is held in Imagine Nation’s Kinetic Studio and facilitated by Imagine Nation’s highly qualified teachers and museum educators. The program includes special toddler experiences including gross motor activities and workshops. Participants receive half-price admission and may enjoy access to all museum studios after the program.

Admission for Playful Learners Playgroup is ½ price, at just $5.00 per person, Imagine Nation Members and children under one are FREE. After playing, visit the Imagine Café for toddler friendly food options! For further information please visit www.imaginenation.org

Imagine Nation, A Museum Early Learning Center is a division of the Boys & Girls Club of Bristol Family Center.

YOU MUST PRE-PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE.
SEATING IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE – YOU ARE NOT GUARANTEED SEATING.
WE DO NOT COME INSIDE TO FIND YOU & WE DO NOT WAIT FOR STRAGGLERS!

Please be waiting out front of the brewery a few minutes prior to the times listed below.
Please be outside of the brewery at these designated times to catch the shuttle.
We will wait approx. 5 min per stop but are not responsible for you missing the shuttle.
Keep in mind traffic may adjust this schedule slightly.

The West Bristol PTO & Excellent Events of Connecticut will be hosting their annual Holiday Craft & Vendor Fair. Join us for our huge selection of crafters, artisans, vendors, and merchandise. Support the West Bristol PTO and school community. All proceeds benefit the PTO, which in turn benefits all the students of West Bristol School.

For more information visit us at: https://www.facebook.com/events/2160271364241809/ You can contact us at: Excellenteventsofct@gmail.com 860-940-1156

Hop aboard the Holiday Hay wagon for a trip to Santa's house to have your photo taken. Enjoy the splendor of Indian Rock’s indoor Winter Wonderland hall of decorated Christmas trees, an indoor waterfall, and a post office for letters to Santa. Enjoy Hot Chocolate as you savor tasty treats from our Bake Sale or visit our Arts & Crafts Gift Shop. Have fun at our Kids Holiday Craft Center and visit the animals. Artisan Caterers will be onsite with delicious luncheon food for purchase.
Families are asked to dress appropriately for the hayride. The event is rain/snow/shine.

ELCCT is a 501(c)3 Not-for-profit Environmental Education and Learning Center

6:00 to 6:45 – Children’s Parade (Reverse parade where the kids walk the route with bags and during the route vendors fill the bags with goodies — candy, pencils, coloring books, etc.)

6:30/6:45 to 7:15 – Webster Bank Carol Sing (MC’ed by Maria Salice) with Santa in the Gazebo (Sponsored by Shaffer Company). At the same time, we will have Wojtusik’s Reindeer Train (weather pending, softness of the ground), the Fire Department with a lit up truck and serving Hot Chocolate.

For food, we have confirmed that the ESPN and the Salvation Army are teaming together to sell:
Rice & Beans, Spanish Roast Pork, Small Salad, Cubanos, Chicken Tenders & Fries, Tostones

7:00 to 7:30 – A house band concert will be performing inside First Congregational Church, while the carol sing is ending. At the same time there will be Arts & Crafts including letter writing to Santa.

7:30 to 9:00 – Greg Hahn (Bristol Brass) and local talent including singers, musicians and more will be performing Holiday songs inside First Congregational Church.

Federal Hill Green

• saturday, december 08, 2018

Cup of Grace Coffeehouse & Chili Supper(19,353 Views)

When: Saturday, December 8th @ 6:00 PM

Cup of Grace Coffeehouse opens at a new time! Join us for the return of “Open Mic Night”. Come for the music, come for the Chili. And, if you can sing, play an instrument or both, come sign up to play a song or two at our Open Mic. All donations received for this event will be given directly to a Young Cancer Fighter and full-time mom, Rachel Dye, whose life changed forever upon finding out that she has stage 4 cancer. So, get your voice on and come on out for this long-awaited event. Cup of Grace Coffeehouse, Grace Baptist Church, 736 King Street in Bristol, CT.---For more information or to inquire about our ministry, call Bonnie (860) 402-7555 or visit www.gracebaptistct.com

Hear ye, hear ye! All little royals across the land are invited to enjoy an afternoon of magic and fantasy at New England Carousel Museum’s and Bushnell Park Carousel’s Princess Teas. These enchanted tea parties for children and their caregivers will feature cookies and juices, wand craft, story time, carousel rides, balloon animals and more. The fairy-tale will continue with a royal meet and greet and photo opportunity with a special guest princess.

The Princess Tea will be held Sundays, throughout the year, 1:00 – 3:00 PM. Tickets are $20 per child and $5 for Adults. New England Carousel Museum and Bushnell Park Carousel Members pricing is $15 per child and FREE for Member Adults. Tiaras and royal dress is highly encouraged.

Reservations are required and these events are expected to sell out. Don’t miss your chance to participate in this afternoon of fun and royal make-believe. To make your reservation call 860-585-5411 or book online at http://www.thecarouselmuseum.org/book-online

Hop aboard the Holiday Hay wagon for a trip to Santa's house to have your photo taken. Enjoy the splendor of Indian Rock’s indoor Winter Wonderland hall of decorated Christmas trees, an indoor waterfall, and a post office for letters to Santa. Enjoy Hot Chocolate as you savor tasty treats from our Bake Sale or visit our Arts & Crafts Gift Shop. Have fun at our Kids Holiday Craft Center and visit the animals. Artisan Caterers will be onsite with delicious luncheon food for purchase.
Families are asked to dress appropriately for the hayride. The event is rain/snow/shine.

ELCCT is a 501(c)3 Not-for-profit Environmental Education and Learning Center

Our Toys for Tots Toy Drive will conclude on December 9th at 5pm. This helps us to ensure that the toys can be distributed on time.

If you plan to donate, please do so by 5pm on Sunday 12/9/18. Thank you!

• sunday, december 09, 2018

Spirit of the Season – Annual Holiday Concert (17,297 Views)

Spirit of the Season – Annual Holiday Concert

December 9 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

The Bristol Chorale and Bristol Brass and Wind Ensemble present Spirit of the Season

Sunday, December 9, 2018, 4:00 p.m.

For more information, contact Ken Ferris 860-675-3915

Tickets are $15.00 and may be purchased at the following locations: Michael’s Jewelers (Bristol Commons), Shannon’s Jewelers (74 Farmington Avenue), Simply Hair (31 Church Avenue #A) or from a Bristol Chorale or Bristol Brass & Wind Ensemble member.

Purchase Tickets online at: www.bristolchorale.org

St. Paul Catholic High School 1001 Stafford Avenue

• monday, december 10, 2018

Breakfast with UConn Coach Hurley & Adrian Wojnarowski (19,779 Views)

Breakfast with UConn Coach Hurley & Adrian Wojnarowski

December 10 @ 8:00 am - 10:00 am

Join us for a special breakfast event with Adrian Wojnarowski, Sr. NBA Analyst for ESPN, and new UConn Men’s Basketball Coach, Dan Hurley. This is a fantastic opportunity for UConn fans to get up-close with Coach Hurley and learn about his values, experiences and plans for the future of UConn basketball.

Monday, December 10th , 8am – 10am
Tickets: $50 www.bbgc.org/events

Catering by Nuchie’s

Proceeds from the event will support the Boys & Girls Club of Bristol Family Center’s Capital Campaign Project and will help us as we continue to inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us the most, to realize their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens.

A live performance of Charles Dickens' classic story of Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, and the spirits who teach Scrooge the meaning of Christmas. Presented by Hempstead Stage Company. No charge. RSVP at the library, online at bristollib.com or by calling: (860) 584-7787 x 3. Bristol Public Library, 5 High Street, Bristol, CT. Snowdate: December 13, 2018.

This Holiday Season, Rockwell Park will be transformed into a
life-size gingerbread house, full of holiday joy and entertainment for the whole family! Each day children are invited to visit with Santa Claus. Please bring your own camera/video recorder to capture that special moment with Santa! Free candy cane for every child! Don’t miss out on the crafts, choirs, and petting zoo!

Rockwell Park 238 Jacobs Street

• friday, december 14, 2018

Paint Night at The Studio(20,539 Views)

This month's image is a Cardinal & Lantern winter scene that you can customize your way! Doors open at 6:30pm, painting starts at 7:15pm.

As always, you are welcome to come alone, with your friends, bring your kids or leave them at home! We are byob & food friendly and if you bring Miss Maisie a treat, you get a $5 discount!

$25pp for a 12x16” canvas panel. All supplies provided.

Other canvas sizes available, just ask for pricing!

For more information visit us at: https://www.facebook.com/events/344222279663332/You can contact us at: thestudiobristolct@gmail.com

• friday, december 14, 2018

Ugly Xmas Sweater Party at Firefly Hollow(21,015 Views)

Do you have a holiday sweater that is really so ugly that you don't know where to wear it??? Wear it to our Ugly Xmas Sweater Party on 12/14/18!

This Holiday Season, Rockwell Park will be transformed into a
life-size gingerbread house, full of holiday joy and entertainment for the whole family! Each day children are invited to visit with Santa Claus. Please bring your own camera/video recorder to capture that special moment with Santa! Free candy cane for every child! Don’t miss out on the crafts, choirs, and petting zoo!

Rockwell Park 238 Jacobs Street

• friday, december 14, 2018

Friday Morning Tai Chi Classes @ Bristol Public Library (1,581 Views)

Friday Morning Tai Chi Classes @ Bristol Public Library

December 14 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Tai Chi @ the Library this Fall! BPL has partnered with the Bristol Tai Chi Club and Dragons Wing Tai Chi & Qigong to present free Tai Chi classes at the library every Friday from September 7 to December 14, 2018. Classes will be held on the lower level of the library 9:00 AM—10:00 AM. All levels. Beginners welcome. No class 11/23/18.
RSVP for the session or drop-in for an individual class. RSVP at the library, at bristollib.com or by phone at: (860) 584-7787 x 3

Families with children ages three and under are invited to the weekly Playful Learners Playgroup every Friday from 9:30 am to 11:00 am at Imagine Nation, A Museum Early Learning Center located at One Pleasant Street.

Playful Learners Playgroup is held in Imagine Nation’s Kinetic Studio and facilitated by Imagine Nation’s highly qualified teachers and museum educators. The program includes special toddler experiences including gross motor activities and workshops. Participants receive half-price admission and may enjoy access to all museum studios after the program.

Admission for Playful Learners Playgroup is ½ price, at just $5.00 per person, Imagine Nation Members and children under one are FREE. After playing, visit the Imagine Café for toddler friendly food options! For further information please visit www.imaginenation.org

Imagine Nation, A Museum Early Learning Center is a division of the Boys & Girls Club of Bristol Family Center.

YOU MUST PRE-PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE.
SEATING IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE – YOU ARE NOT GUARANTEED SEATING.
WE DO NOT COME INSIDE TO FIND YOU & WE DO NOT WAIT FOR STRAGGLERS!

Please be waiting out front of the brewery a few minutes prior to the times listed below.
Please be outside of the brewery at these designated times to catch the shuttle.
We will wait approx. 5 min per stop but are not responsible for you missing the shuttle.
Keep in mind traffic may adjust this schedule slightly.

We’ll discuss the difference between hibernation and migration and why these terms are important. What do they have to do with the birds we see and don’t see each winter? What can we do to help birds that stick around during the winter? We’ve got all the answers plus some great facts! Groups of 10+, please reserve space prior to event. Kid friendly!

For more information or to pre-register, please call (860) 583-1234 or email: eoconnell@elcct.org

ELCCT is a 501(c)3 Not-for-profit Environmental Education and Learning Center

This Holiday Season, Rockwell Park will be transformed into a
life-size gingerbread house, full of holiday joy and entertainment for the whole family! Each day children are invited to visit with Santa Claus. Please bring your own camera/video recorder to capture that special moment with Santa! Free candy cane for every child! Don’t miss out on the crafts, choirs, and petting zoo!

A magical afternoon for muggles and wizards alike! This family friendly event has something for everyone! Put on your finest wizard attire or come in muggle garb – whatever puts you in the most festive mood!

Come enjoy some (non alchoholic) butterbeer or polyjuice potion (included with your wizard admission or available to purchase) or magically delicious treats.
Dance to some magical tunes (and some muggle hits) with our wizard DJ. Need some pointers? We will have dancers on hand to instruct you in all the most fashionable of wizarding dance moves.

Channel your inner Ravenclaw with Harry Potter trivia or enter our costume contest to win magical prizes and fame worthy of even the most ambitious Slytherin.
Get creative and help design our very own Hogwarts model from LEGO bricks.

Shop with over a dozen magical Harry Potter themed vendors for crowns, wands, magical manicures, home decor, jewelry, and more!

To make your fantasy experience complete, have your taken with a real life unicorn by our professional photographers!

Tickets are available NOW!!!
https://www.lolschool.org/event-info/yule-ball

The BSSC is planning another Holiday Jam to be held on Saturday, Dec. 15th from 7 pm to midnight. They hope to exceed their donation from last year, when they collected over 100 new toys to be distributed to Bristol area families, through the United Way of Western CT Joy of Sharing toy and gift drive.

Once again this year the band UNFINISHED BUSINESS will provide the musical entertainment. The door charge is $5/person and they’re asking everyone to bring one new unwrapped toy. There will be a cash bar.

Bristol Swedish Social Club 38 Barlow St

• saturday, december 15, 2018

Shoreline Ringers Holiday Handbell Concert (1,659 Views)

Shoreline Ringers Holiday Handbell Concert

December 15 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Shoreline Ringers, a community handbell choir based in Southeastern Connecticut, awes and inspires audiences with their ringing. Under the direction of Jane Nolan, this dynamic group is dedicated to musical excellence and handbell education through exciting and uplifting performances of secular and popular music, which includes a variety of techniques and rhythms that promise fun for all.

No admission charge. A Freewill offering will be taken. Reception to follow.

First Congregational Church 31 Maple St.

• saturday, december 15, 2018

Yuletide Bazaar and Cork Raffle(890 Views)

Come join us for our annual Yuletide Bazaar!

We will have several vendors inside selling their wares for your holiday shopping needs. We will also have some refreshemnts and bake sale items available while you shop!

And finally, we will be holding our cork raffle ($10 per entry)
Entrants must be 21 or over to participate.
(A cork raffle is when you purchase an entry, pull a cork out of a container, and you automatically win the bottle of wine that shares the same number as the cork! Every entry is a winner!)

This Holiday Season, Rockwell Park will be transformed into a
life-size gingerbread house, full of holiday joy and entertainment for the whole family! Each day children are invited to visit with Santa Claus. Please bring your own camera/video recorder to capture that special moment with Santa! Free candy cane for every child! Don’t miss out on the crafts, choirs, and petting zoo!

Romantic comedy about two employees at a gift shop who can barely stand each other, without realizing that they are falling in love through writing each other as anonymous pen pals. Stars Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart & Frank Morgan. (1940)(Not rated)(1hr. 39 min.)(Info. From IMDb.)(Snow date Fri. 12/21) Free. Please call the library to register.

To celebrate the Christmas season and wintertime, the repertoire for this program is well-suited to the ensemble: Renaissance or Baroque flutes, flutes, Baroque guitar, and viola da gamba, either collectively or individually. There will be selections that are well-known and others that are not, from the 13th through the 18th centuries. We hope you enjoy taking this Christmas journey through time and from many lands as much as Entwyned Early Music enjoys performing it. (snow date Sat. 12/22) Free. Please call the library to register.

Many of us want to live a healthier life but are unsure of how to achieve it. We see constant changes in healthcare from day to day; what’s healthy and what’s not. Dr. Valcourt will share important information with you on how you can decipher what information is useful and which is not, so you can be inner directed. We will cover in-depth chiropractic concepts. You will discover when the right time is to use chiropractic, medicine, surgery, and alternate medicine. This is an advanced chiropractic workshop that should be attended if you are interested in living a healthier, drug free life with personal motivation and a positive attitude. It will change the way you and your family make healthcare choices through life’s journey towards unlimited and abundant health, energy, and vitality.

BEST-4-Bristol is a drug free community coalition that is working to reduce substance abuse among Bristol youth ages 12-17 years old. Join us at our monthly meeting to discuss how to get involved, the initiatives we are taking in the community, and our action plan.

The New Britain Youth Museum at Hungerford Park, 191 Farmington Ave., Kensington is holding a Holiday Kids’ Night Out on Friday, December 21st from 5:00-10:00 PM for children ages 3 through 12 years. Cost is $15 per child for members; $25 per child for non-members ($5 discount per sibling). Drop the kids off at Hungerford for a night of fun, games, movies, crafts, pizza and more while you finish your holiday preparations or just have an evening for yourself. Registration is required by Wednesday, December 19th. Please call Hungerford at 860-827-9064 to register or visit www.newbritainyouthmuseum.org for information.

Families with children ages three and under are invited to the weekly Playful Learners Playgroup every Friday from 9:30 am to 11:00 am at Imagine Nation, A Museum Early Learning Center located at One Pleasant Street.

Playful Learners Playgroup is held in Imagine Nation’s Kinetic Studio and facilitated by Imagine Nation’s highly qualified teachers and museum educators. The program includes special toddler experiences including gross motor activities and workshops. Participants receive half-price admission and may enjoy access to all museum studios after the program.

Admission for Playful Learners Playgroup is ½ price, at just $5.00 per person, Imagine Nation Members and children under one are FREE. After playing, visit the Imagine Café for toddler friendly food options! For further information please visit www.imaginenation.org

Imagine Nation, A Museum Early Learning Center is a division of the Boys & Girls Club of Bristol Family Center.

YOU MUST PRE-PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE.
SEATING IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE – YOU ARE NOT GUARANTEED SEATING.
WE DO NOT COME INSIDE TO FIND YOU & WE DO NOT WAIT FOR STRAGGLERS!

Please be waiting out front of the brewery a few minutes prior to the times listed below.
Please be outside of the brewery at these designated times to catch the shuttle.
We will wait approx. 5 min per stop but are not responsible for you missing the shuttle.
Keep in mind traffic may adjust this schedule slightly.

Families with children ages three and under are invited to the weekly Playful Learners Playgroup every Friday from 9:30 am to 11:00 am at Imagine Nation, A Museum Early Learning Center located at One Pleasant Street.

Playful Learners Playgroup is held in Imagine Nation’s Kinetic Studio and facilitated by Imagine Nation’s highly qualified teachers and museum educators. The program includes special toddler experiences including gross motor activities and workshops. Participants receive half-price admission and may enjoy access to all museum studios after the program.

Admission for Playful Learners Playgroup is ½ price, at just $5.00 per person, Imagine Nation Members and children under one are FREE. After playing, visit the Imagine Café for toddler friendly food options! For further information please visit www.imaginenation.org

Imagine Nation, A Museum Early Learning Center is a division of the Boys & Girls Club of Bristol Family Center.

YOU MUST PRE-PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE.
SEATING IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE – YOU ARE NOT GUARANTEED SEATING.
WE DO NOT COME INSIDE TO FIND YOU & WE DO NOT WAIT FOR STRAGGLERS!

Please be waiting out front of the brewery a few minutes prior to the times listed below.
Please be outside of the brewery at these designated times to catch the shuttle.
We will wait approx. 5 min per stop but are not responsible for you missing the shuttle.
Keep in mind traffic may adjust this schedule slightly.

Celebrations Around the World
Monday, December 31st, 10am-2pm
Imagine Nation, A Museum Early Learning Center

Imagine Nation, A Museum Early Learning Center located at One Pleasant Street in Bristol invites you to join us as we bid farewell to 2018 and ring in the New Year! We’ll celebrate cultures and traditions from countries around the world on Monday, December 31st from 10:00am until 2:00pm.

Festivities include creating masks and noisemakers, a visit from Father Time, music and dancing, a photo booth, and lots more hands-on fun! March in our very own New Year’s parade at 11:30am. Following the parade, gather in Imagine Nation Times Square and count down for the ball drop, complete with confetti and balloons, at 12:00 noon!

Admission is $12.00/person, $6.00 for members. Tickets are now for sale through www.ImagineNation.org/calendar, Imagine Nation’s Facebook page, and eventbrite. Please note: Library and ACM passes will not be accepted for this event.

Please note: Imagine Nation will close for the day at 2:00 p.m. Due to the popularity of this event, please arrive by 11:30am to ensure enough time to participate in the festivities. Additional parking is available in the Upson Street commuter lot and in the lot across from Imagine Nation on Church Street. This event is sponsored by the Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation.

Ring in the New Year at the New England Carousel Museum! The museum will be hosting its annual New Year's Eve Party on Monday, December 31st. Come enjoy a delicious buffet dinner and dance the night away to live music by the Chaparrals. The event begins and 7 PM and ends at 12:30 AM after we say goodbye to 2018 and hello to 2019. Bring your favorite beverage to celebrate and partake in a midnight toast. Noise makers, hats and streamers will be distributed to attendees for this celebration.

Tickets are $40.00 per person and tables of 8 may be reserved in advance.